Peoria Standard

The board of Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 met May 18.

The board conducts regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at Brimfield High School.

Here are the minutes as provided by Districtr 309:

The Brimfield Board of Education held its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library. Heinz called the meeting to order with the following members present: Dura, Johnson, Bauer, Hoerr, Moon. Harmon arrived at 7:01 p.m.

Bauer moved and Johnson seconded to approve the regular and closed session minutes of the April 20, 2016 meeting. Motion carried

Mr. Blessman reported on his board report (on file in the Unit office).

Mrs. Blane reported on her board report (on file in the Unit office). Moon questioned the math curriculum and the plan for purchasing textbooks. Blane indicated that it was more of a hybrid program, and she was looking into a pilot program.

Harmon moved and Hoerr seconded to approve the school board dates for FY17. Motion carried

Johnson moved and Hoerr seconded to approve the final calendar for FY16, with the last day of school June 1, 2016. No snow days were used. Motion carried

Johnson moved and Bauer seconded to approve the purchasing program for the cafeteria. Motion carried

Hoerr moved and Moon seconded to approve the grade school and high school registration fees for FY17. Motion carried

Johnson moved and Bauer seconded to approve the co-op agreements with Elmwood School District for high school softball, baseball, football and boys/girls track for school years 2016-17 and 2017-18. Motion carried

Harmon moved to waive the 30 day review and Johnson seconded to amend policies; 215.0 Student Behavior (formally student discipline) and 249.0 Student Athlete Concussion and Head Injuries. Motion carried

Hoerr moved and Johnson seconded to approve the out of state field trip to Six Flags for Junior High Band/Chorus. Motion carried

Harmon moved and Bauer seconded to approve the consent calendar items presented, which included the following items: bills for payment for the month of May, Position and Treasurer’s report the month of April, grade school and high school activity report for the month of April. Roll call vote: Dura – yes, Johnson – yes, Harmon – yes, Bauer – yes, Hoerr – yes, Moon – yes, Heinz – yes. Motion carried

Harmon moved and Johnson seconded to approve the 3 year lease agreement of the 14 passenger activity bus, on file in the Unit office. Motion carried

Public Comment – Debbie Blackburn, Rick Linthicum and Rich Norton addressed the school board on behalf of Cindy Norton.

At 7:35 p.m. Bauer motioned and Johnson seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.